WEATHER IN LINCOLN COUNTY

With the decline, and now soon elimination of federal timber receipts looming on the horizon, a number of southern Oregon counties are staring down a black hole of bankruptcy. Some may be forced to dissolve, recombine with others or annex into a neighboring county. It’s a tale of impending economic distress in several counties that is tragically captured by OregonLive Reporter Eric Mortenson in two articles. Click here. And click here too.

An Oregon non-profit watchdog group claims that Oregon’s biggest private employer pays little or no state corporate income tax despite many billions in annual profits. The Oregon Center for Public Policy says Intel and other large Oregon Corporations enjoy many exemptions, incentives and loopholes that enable them to pay far less than they should into Oregon’s cash strapped law enforcement, education, and health care safety nets that have been battered by the recession.